Organizers of the Mosey Down Main Street events in Lafayette are making midseason adjustments to ensure the event remains family-friendly.

This is the seventh year of monthly Moseys. Main Street is closed to traffic between Sixth and 11th streets so visitors can enjoy live music in the street, patronize restaurants or food vendors and browse downtown shops.

Ken McCammon and Steve Bultinck, officers with Friends of Downtown, last week approached the Board of Public Works and Safety about making the changes.

Ninth Street will be closed to traffic between Main and Columbia streets in addition to the section of Main Street. The Ninth Street closure was tested during the June 14 event.

"We want to thank you for allowing us to close Ninth Street because it eliminated a big safety issue for us, and it truly allowed the (pedestrian) traffic to mosey," Bultink said.

Moseys on July 12, Aug. 9 and Aug. 30 will be trimmed by one hour, and run from 6 to 11 p.m. instead of until midnight, McCammon said.

"We had the biggest family crowd we've ever seen until about 10:45 p.m.," he said.

"Once 11 o'clock hits, we have a roving band of adolescent youths who are playing out things they see on YouTube where they walk up and randomly punch people out."

The teens were punching each other, McCammon said. He notified the off-duty police officers hired to provide security.

The officers didn't find the teens or a victim to file a complaint, so a case report was not created, Chief Pat Flannelly said.

"It is something we are aware of, and it is something we are going to be keeping an eye on," Flannelly said.

To ensure the performers and vendors are ready to start at 6 p.m., Main Street and Ninth Street will be closed at 3:30 p.m., a half-hour earlier than previous Moseys, McCammon said.

The board of works is expected to approve the time change at its Tuesday meeting.

Shutting down at 11 p.m., and possibly hiring additional security officers should maintain the integrity of the free community event, McCammon said.

He estimated about 8,000 people visited the Moseys this month and in May.

"We've had tremendous feedback," he said. "There is music at three locations, food, and the shops and galleries are open."

"There's been an increase in the amount of merchandise being sold from shops and vendors."